USA Today Editor-in-Chief Terence Samuel Resigns
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USA Today Editor-in-Chief Terence Samuel announced Monday he is stepping down after a year in office.
Samuel, a veteran journalist, had joined USA Today in July of the previous year from National Public Radio, where he had been a senior executive overseeing all news programs. Neither Samuel nor USA Today gave a reason for his departure.
In an email to the newsroom, Monica Richardson, a senior vice president at USA Today, said Samuel’s resignation was “effective today.” Caren Bohan, the political editor, will temporarily take over as managing editor while the publication conducts a national search for a new chief newsroom editor, Richardson wrote.
In an interview on Monday, Samuel described his departure as "sudden," but did not provide further details abou...